IUCN Status: Extinct
Last Seen: Caloprymnus campestris were last seen in 1935 in Ooroowilanie, east of Lake Eyre
Desert rat kangaroos were last confirmed 24-28 years after foxes arrived (Wallach et al. 202X).
No studies
There are no studies evidencing a link between foxes and the
extinction of desert rat kangaroos.
Fairfax, Dispersal of the introduced red fox (Vulpes vulpes) across Australia. Biol. Invasions 21, 1259-1268 (2019).
Wallach et al. 2023 In Submission